Rapper with the Largest Vocabulary

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was not surprised to see how topped the list in this study...
when I think of Aesop Rock I consider him to be more of a poet than a rapper

Aesop Rock has the largest vocabulary in hip-hop, according to a study by data scientist Matt Daniels. Using lyrics from Rap Genius, Daniels examined 85 rappers' first 35,000 lyrics for unique words to give a level playing field to old and new artists. (Rock had 7,392 unique words—more than two times as many as DMX, who had the least number of unique words with 3,214.)

For comparison's sake, Daniels included Shakespeare's and Herman Melville's number of unique words in the first 35,000 words of their works, with Rock using more unique words than those authors as well.

After Rock, Wu-Tang Clan and its individual members dominate the list: GZA, RZA, Ghostface Killah and the Wu (as a collective) all crack the top 10. East coast rappers also comprise most of the top spots.

There were some surprises on the lower spectrum of the graph, too, with Kanye West and 2Pac each placing in the bottom 20 percent. You can read the study and see the full infographic here.


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